I have long speculated that the legendary Atlantis was nothing more than a ruse. A made-up conglomerate of things that do not appear in the same place, anywhere. Along with purposefully fudged location indicators. Which means the true location of … Continue reading
This relatively simple idea comes from Termination Shock, a fiction book by futurist Neal Stephenson. And it is mostly brilliant (and scary). Drop a shipping container, full of high explosives to the ocean floor. Detonate it and high waves spread … Continue reading
Reading this article about the Usoi dam in Tajikistan is very sobering, and makes me feel blessed that I don’t live in that valley. Because the dam wasn’t mad-made, and the area is earthquake-prone, the risk is huge and disaster could … Continue reading
From New Scientist a few months ago: Philosophers as far back as Pliny the Elder have speculated that the moon’s movements across the sky might also be responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Statisticians fought over the significance of … Continue reading
Obviously this is a generalisation – the west of the USA is close to half a continent. There will be some great survival spots here and there. But generally speaking, the West is dry, and the East is not: … Continue reading
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood before the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. Joel 2:31 If you were following my work pre-2012 you might have seen my research connecting lunar eclipses … Continue reading